3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (327+ words) John Chayka has a two-word status update on Auston Matthews, and it is full green-light. The new Maple Leafs general manager told NHL.com that his captain is “pretty much 100 percent ready to go physically” for Thursday’s first training camp…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (281+ words) Mike Babcock’s contract in Edmonton runs longer than anyone outside the building knew. The Oilers gave their new head coach a three-year deal with an option year on top, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reported Saturday, citing a person with…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (338+ words) Adam Jecho will not be at St. Louis Blues training camp next week. The NHL and the NHLPA announced Friday that the 20-year-old forward is unavailable to the Blues for an indefinite period while he receives care from the Player…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (389+ words) Two spots opened up in the Edmonton forward group, and the Oilers have two young forwards who want them. Matt Savoie is still recovering from an undisclosed injury he picked up in the offseason. Mattias Janmark had surgery in March…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (335+ words) Leon Draisaitl is sold on Mike Babcock. Edmonton’s leadership group has been on the ice at Rogers Place all week for captains’ skates, and Draisaitl was asked Thursday for his early read on the new head coach. “He’s just so…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (486+ words) The most recognizable fan in Edmonton is walking away. Mary Loewen, known around Rogers Place as “Mama Stanley” for the silver Stanley Cup getup she wears to games and watch parties, said she will not support the Oilers as long…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (340+ words) Connor Bedard is back on the ice, and the Blackhawks have not moved off their original November target. Bedard had surgery on his left shoulder in early July after a fall into the boards during an offseason skate. Chicago put…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (411+ words) Connor Hellebuyck asked out in public two weeks ago. The Winnipeg Jets still do not have an offer worth taking. Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic laid out where the goalie market stands in his first rumblings column of the season,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (481+ words) Gavin McKenna will not have to figure out Toronto on his own. He is going to figure it out from John Tavares’ spare room. The No. 1 overall pick will live with Tavares and his family through the 2026-27 season, a plan…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (328+ words) Chris Kreider’s stay in Anaheim lasted one season. The Ducks are placing the veteran winger on waivers Wednesday for the purpose of terminating the final year of his contract, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported. Kreider signed off on the whole…...